First of all, yes, the parts do have a strong smell out of the box. You need to vent them outside for a couple of days, so plan ahead. I did this and had zero problems with smell after assembled indoors.
Some reviews mention bad assembly manual. Ive assembled several pieces of Ikea furniture and installation instructions for this bed are on par. If you can assemble Ikea, youll have no problems with this one.
Very solid and beautiful bed, with some caveats
First of all, yes, the parts do have a strong smell out of the box. You need to vent them outside for a couple of days, so plan ahead. I did this and had zero problems with smell after assembled indoors. Some reviews mention bad assembly manual. Ive assembled several pieces of Ikea furniture and installation instructions for this bed are on par. If you can assemble Ikea, youll have no problems with this one.